Nearby Theaters

The 4,265-seat Bell Tower 20 was opened by Cobb Theatres on May 22, 1997, with stadium seating, and then, according to local news, considered a novelty.

The Naples Daily News noted that the Bell Tower 20 was the result of a renovation of Bell Tower East 6 and Bell Tower North 6, also operated by Cobb. In all, Cobb had three theaters at the Bell Tower Shops, the third being the Bell Tower West 6.

In June of 1997, it was announced in Florida newspapers that Regal Cinemas was buying 67 Cobb Theatres for $200 million. It wasn’t until 2001 that Robert Cobb and the present day Cobb Theatres made a comeback at Miami’s Dolphin Mall with a theater that, ironically, was already being constructed by Regal Cinemas.

I know the original Cobb Theaters built some of their early multiplexes in pairs (Jupiter, Kissimmee), but I never knew that they had a “triplet” property. From what I understand, they knocked down BT West 6 and put a Saks 5th Avenue store in its place.

May 23rd, 1997 The North and East Bell Tower cinemas are bridged together with 8 new screens to create the Bell Tower 20. All other screens get stadium seating. The Bell Tower West is closed down and demolished

1997 sold to Regal Cinemas

May 27, 1999, Teenagers sprayed chemicals from a fire extinguisher on the screen, floor, and some seats and tore out some rear seats causing $8000 in damages.